Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/03/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 3/28/04 5:39 AM, "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote: > I won't get into an argue with you about this Adam, but as to your last > point...Why not? Because the market would be MUCH too limited. Most > people who own Leica Ms are hobbyists who want to take color snaps of > their vacations, grandchildren, etc. - and they will NOT buy a bw only > camera. I would buy one in a nanosecond if I could afford it, and so > would what I suspect are a small number of people on this list and > elsewhere. But the market would be a niche of niche. > > B. D. > Gee let me defend my treasured effete and elite M6 from this sly onslaught by saying that as Most people who own Leica Ms are hobbyists who want to take color snaps of their vacations, grandchildren, etc so are most people who own top of the line Canon's and Nikons. Without crawling kids and Xmas morning and sexy goings ons Mr. Eastman and Mr. Fuji would have gone under long ago. I'd hate to have our beloved camera system target-marketed in such a way by one of your main LUG posters. Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon New-improved http://rabinergroup.com/